Cotton-harvester.



Patented July 20, 1909.

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A. W. JOHNSON. COTTON HARVESTER. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25, 190B.

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928 662. Patented JulyZO, 1909.

ANDREW w. JOHNSON,

PATENT, orrroij.

OF GEARY, OKLAHOMA.

GOTTON-HARVESTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .Tply 20, 1909.

Application filed August 25, 1908. Serial No. 450,139.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ANDREW W. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Geary, in the county of Blaine and State of Oklahoma, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Harvesters, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in a cotton harvester, and theob'ect is to pro vide means whereby the piclzer can ride across thefield and pick cotton on either side of the vehicle and place it in asack, which is carried by the vehicle and so held that the cotton can beeasily placed in the sack.

The invention consists of certain novel features of construction andcombinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and pointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a view in side elevation; Fig.2 is a top plan; Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view on the line 33 of Fig.2; Fig. 4 is a view of the brake lever; and Figs. 5 and 6 are details.

A represents the frame and 2 is a wheel which is connected to theforward end of the frame. An axle 3 is mounted at the rear end of theframe and journaled on the axle are Wheels, 4, 4. A hook 5 is connectedat the forward end of the frame to which the whittletree is connected. Across-bar 6 is connected to the frame in advance of the axle. 3, towhich is connected a seat 7, pivotally mounted thereon to permit of theoperator swinging from side to side.

Rods 8, 8 are connected to the cross-bar 6 and extend over the axle 3rearwardly for about five feet. Side rods 9 are connected to thecross-bar 6, and are raised so that they are about four to six incheshigher than the rods 8. The rods 8 and 9 are all connected together attheir outer ends. A sack for receiving the gathered cotton is carriedupon this frame, and the object being in having the rods 9 extendingabove the rods 8 is to prevent the sack from sliding off to one side,and the rear end of the frame being turned up so that the sack cannotslide rearwardly. A brake lever 10 is pivotally mounted in the frame Ain advance of the seat, and the bar 11 extends transversely of the leverupon which the feet of the operator rest. The lower end of the lever iscurved so that by pressing forward upon the lever by the feet it Willcome in contact with the ground and act as a brake. The upper end of thelever is provided with a loop 12, through which the reins (not shown)pass. Mounted in the rear of the seat and connected to the frame A is astandard 13, which is offset as at 14. The upper end of the standard isprovided with a ring 15. Connected to the ring is the sack 16, which isprovided with hooks or snaps 17 which connect it with the ring 15,thereby holding the mouth of the sack open for the reception of thecotton as it is picked. These sacks are about six feet in length and arereceived upon the basket frame or rods 8 and 9 for supporting it andconveying it during the picking operation. The lower or large end of thesack is made open and is adapted to be folded upon itself for closingthe sack, and is held by means of rings 20 and snap hooks 21 on thesack.

The seat of the operator on this machine will be about fifteen inchesabove the ground, which will permit of the operator or picker to pickcotton from the bushes and deposit it into the sack carried by thevehicle, and one or two rows of cotton can be picked at a time as theseat is pivotally mounted upon the frame, permitting the operator toswing from side to side. By this method the picker can remain upon thevehicle during the entire icking operation, and the draft animal wi drawthe vehicle between the two rows of cotton.

It is evident that more or less slight changes might be resorted to inthe form and arrangement of the several parts described withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do notwish to be limited to the exact construction herein setforth, but

Having fully described Yrny invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A cotton harvester wheeled frame, horizontal rods extending from therear of the frame, transverse rods connecting the horizontal rods, astandard supported upon the frame, and a sack adapted to have one endconnected to the standard and the other end received upon the horizontalrods.

2. A cotton harvester comprising a wheeled frame, a basket frameconnected to the frame, a seat pivotally mounted upon the frame, astandard having one end comprising a V Wheeled frame, a basketframe'connected to the frame, a seat pivotally mounted upon the frame, astandard having anpfi'set mounted upon the frame in the rear of theseat, and a sack adapted to havenne" end connected to the standard'andthe'ot'her end received in the basket frame.

4. A cotton harvester Wheeled frame, a basket frame connected to theframe, consisting of a plurality of horizontal rods, the two outer rodsbeingstraight While the intermediate rodsare concave, a

seat pivotally mounted upon the frame, a I

standard supported upon the frame, and a comprising a sack having oneend connected to the standard and the other end received in the basket'and a sack-connected at one end to the standard and the=other endreceived in the basket frame.

In testimony whereof- I my signature,

Witnesses C. A; SMITH, W. H. HALL.

